Combined receptacle and advertising display



R. D. FRENCH COMBINED RECEPTACLE AND ADVERTISING DISPLAY Feb. 27, 1951 5Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Oct. 9, 1944 Feb. 27, 1951 R. D. FRENCH 2,543,008

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Feb. 27, 1951 R. D. FRENCH COMBINED RECEPTACLE AND ADVERTISING DISPLAY 5Sheets-Sheet 4 Filed Oct. 9, 1944 Patented Feb. 27, 1951 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE COMBINED RECEPTACLE AND ADVERTISING- DISPLAY Reginald D.French, Chicago, Ill.

Application October 9, 1944, Serial No. 557,889

13 Claims. 1

My invention relates to depository-advertising cabinets in which adepository of a type used in public places has associated therewithmeans for displaying advertising or other material.

Another purpose is toreduce the cost of maintaining waste receptaclesfor municipal govern ments.

Another purpose is to aid city planning projects by promotingimprovements in the appearance of street waste receptacles.

Another purpose is to provide an efiicient means by which the messagesof private enterprise and government may be transmitted to the generalpublic.

Another purpose is to provide such a device: in which the advertising ismovably positioned on the cabinet or container depository.

Another purpose is to provide improvedmeans for periodically shiftingthe advertising.

Another purpose is to provide an improved cabinet structure.

Another purpose is to provide improved lighting means.

Another purpose is to provide improved means for removably mountingadvertising or displays on the cabinet or depository.

Another purpose is to provide improved means for supporting thedepository.

Other purposes will appear from time to time in the course of thespecification and claims.

The invention is illustrated more or less diagrammatically in theaccompanying drawings wherein:

Figure l is a side elevation;

Figure 2 is a section on. an enlarged scale on the line 2--2 of Figure1;

Figure 3 is a section on an enlarged scale on the line 33 of Figure. 1:;

Figure 4 is a detail;

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5' of Figure 3*;

Figure 6 is a section on an. enlarged scale. through one wall of theupper portion of the structure shown in Figure 3;

Figure 7 is a side elevation with. parts in section. illustrating theoperation. of the. cover;

Figure 8 isa partial top plan view of Figure 3 with the cover raised; 4

Figure 9 is a section on the line 59 of Figure 8;

Figures 10, 11 and 12 are sections on the lines lS-ill, i!-i!-, and l2l2respectively of Figure 9 Figure 14;

Figure 1'6 is a plan view of an upper reflector;

Figure 1'7 is a section on an enlarged scale on. the line l'T--l'l ofFigure 16; and

Figure 18 is a detail illustrating the securing. and support of anadvertising card or member.

Like parts are indicated by like symbols throughout the specificationand drawings.

Referring to the drawings I illustrate generally" a housing structurewhich removably houses a bag or container in which refuse or paper maybe deposited. The housing which surrounds the corn tainer also serves asan advertising display me dium, the advertising display surrounding:and? concealing the container.

Referring for example to Figures 1 to 3, l in:- dicates any suitablesurface upon which the de vice may be mounted. Extending upwardly from:each member 2 is a screw threaded member 3 which is adjustable in anysuitable screw threaded member or nut 4 and may also be adjustable themembers 2, the members 4 being secured to the bottom of the belowdescribed cabinet It will be understood that rotation of the screwthreaded stems 3 is effective to vary the distance between the members2and the cabinet, whereby the level of the cabinet may be adjusted. Thecabinet is shown as including a bottom. plate. Extending upwardly fromeach side thereof are bottom panels 6. Each said panel has a lowerflange 1 extending below the edge of the plate. 5;.

Secured along each edge of the plate 5 is an? angle 8. Secured to theangles 8 at each corner of the device are the vertical angle members 9'.The bottom panels 6 are also secured at their edges to the angles-9. Theangles are connected at their upper ends by top panels l0. One or moreof these panels may be apertured as at H to provide an access aperturefor the interior. The aperture or apertures H can be closed by' a flap0r flaps l2 hinged as at it and biased, for example by gravity, to theclosed position. 111 Figure 3, I illustrate. two diametrically opposed.apertures I I and under normal circumstances two are sufficient. Theupper ends of the corner angles 9" are connected by horizontallyextending. angles I 4" and the upper edges of the top panelsv H} areinwardly bent thereabove, as at Hi. The. angle members M" are cut out togive room for: the; closure flaps it. This cut-away portion is 111-dicated at la in Figure 3. I1 is any suitable filler between the angle Mand the inner face of thetop panel lll Extending angularly inwardly fromeach of the angles e is the vertical sheet member I8 each side of whichmay serve as a reflector and which also may if desired be of sufficientstrength to serve as a reinforcement and strengthening element for thestructure. The upper ends of the members 13 support the upper reflectorsI9. At the lower ends of the members l8 are positioned the lowerreflectors 23, which are supported on the spring motor housing laterdescribed. Thus four display pockets are formed each of which issurrounded by an inwardly inclined reflecting surface. The pockets maybe closed at their outer portions by any suitable panes of glass 2! orany other suitable transparent substance. Each said pane of glass mayrest at its lower end on a spacer and support 22 between one of thelower panels 6 and two of the angles 9 and a supporting or guiding stripor plate 23. The panes of glass may be received in any suitable rubberchannel elements 24. structure is shown in Figure 4. The upper edge ofeach said pane is held between an edge of one of the upper panels in anda plate or strip 25, secured to a spacer strip 25. The side edges of theglass panes are masked and positioned by the outside angle members 38.Two diametrically opposed members 38 are secured permanently to thestructure. The other two 351a are vertically slidable into and out ofplace. When slid down to the position in which they are shown in Figure1 they may be latched in place by the employment of the followingstructures. As shown in Figures 14 and 15 the removable members 35a areprovided near their top and bottom with angular latch elements 3|permanently secured thereto by any suitable securing shoulder 32. Theopposed edges of the lower panels, where one of the members 39a. is tobe secured, are provided with opposed notches 33 which together form ahorizontal slot. A similar slot is formed in the upper panels by thenotches 34. The corner member is positioned with the top and bottomstops 3! aligned with said slots. When they are pushed inside the slotsand the member 38a is slid downwardly to its normal position against astop 15; It is thereby locked in place in r .21 tion to the rest of thestructure. When the two diametrically opposed members a are slipped upsufficiently to align the stops 3! with the notches 34, and are removed,then the panes of glass may be removed, their outward movement beingindicated in the dotted line position of Figure 12. The latched orsecured position will be clear from the parts as shown in Figures 9, 10and 11. Any suitable lighting means may be employed, preferablyfluorescent lamps 3b, may be located at any suitable point, preferablyout of the normal line of vision' of an outside observer; or anysuitable masking means may be employed;

. The lamps 38 are mounted on brackets which project upwardly throughsuitable apertures in the reflectors 29. The brackets 35a may be mountedon any suitable supports 36?), shown as mounted on or secured to thebelow described side walls 56.

' Any suitable receiving container may be mounted within the structureabove described. I illustrate for example upper acute angle members 40to which may be secured the supporting plates 41 with lower ledges 42which support an innercan 43 with an outwardly extending top flange 44.Within the inner can 43 is any suitable bag or container 45, the upperedgeoi which is secured by an angle 45 the outer flangeof which restsupon the angle 44. The bag may be This ' on the cover structure.

readily upwardly removed from the interior of the can 43. The can 43 andits associated parts normally remain in position although it can beremoved if necessary.

As will appear from a comparison of Figures 3 and 5, it will beunderstood that the supporting plates 4| have vertical portions, asshown in Figure 5, and have inclined portions indicated at Ma, inFigure'3. This is necessary in order that access may be had to theinterior through the side openings H.

In order to mask the can and to provide the desired display space Iillustrate a display member having four display sides. The displaymember may for example have four sides 59 suitably connected to a squarebottom plate M which in turn is secured to the hollow vertical centralshaft 52 which is mounted in bearings generally indicated as 53 and 54,the lower bearing structure 53 being mounted on the plate 5, the upperbearing 54 being mounted on a horizontal plate 55 which is secured tothe bottom 5 as by the side walls 555. Thus a container or sub-housingis provided in which may be positioned any suitable driving means suchas the spring motor 5! which may be employed to drive the shaft 52through any suitable intermediate gearing 58. 59 is any suitable windingshaft which may be wound by a removable crank 58, indicated in dot- 0ted line position in Figure 3, through any suitable aperture and whichis not herein shown in detail. The shaft 52 is shown as hollow andhaving an open bottom. In order to provide for moisture drainage fromthe bag 45 and the interior of the can 43 I may employ a drainage outlet6| extending from the bottom of the can 43' into the open top of theshaft 52 but preferably out of contact therewith.

The upper end of the container may be closed by any suitable cover ortop. I illustrate in Figures 1 and following a top which also mayinclude a display space. The top is shown as having a circumferentiallyextending outer portion 10. The lower edge ll of which extendsdownwardly and outwardly about the housing. It may be locked in positionfor example by the spring latch 12 biased to locking position by anysuitable spring !3. 14 is any suitable keeper which may be moved torelease position by any suitable key inserted through the keyhole '55.The cover ll is hinged at one side of the housing as at 15. When raisedto the open position as shown in Figure 7 it may be held in thatposition by the employment of a pair of hooks ll pivoted on the 3housing as at '53 and provided with end portions 15 adapted to penetrateapertured lugs or eyes pivoted upon any suitable transversely extendingbracket Ma. The cover structure is herein shown as including an upwardlyextending central portion 8! having a plurality of windows 82 closed byany suitable panes of glass or the like 83. Any suitable display member84 may be removably secured in position behind one of the panes, as by abacking member 55 and a locking strip 86. The

backing member 85 is preferably transparent or translucent and anysuitable light source 8'! may be employed for lighting the displays thusem ployed. It will be understood that when the display is to be changedthe member as will be removed by releasing th wing nut 58. Any suitableactuating circuit may be provided for the various lights abovedescribed. I may for example employ an outside connection 89 the detailsof which do not form part of the present invention. Or

The hook Il may be arcades.

under some. circmnstances I may' employ an. in.- terior source of:power: such: as: a: storage, battery orthe. like.

Referring: to the removable. advertising: dis play about. the bag 4-5and the: innercair 43,. each of the members 5,0 serves as backingfor an:advertising card generally indicated. at: 9.0. The lower edges of thesecards maybe received in. angular supports 91.. The sides of the. cards.are received in vertical. angles 92%.. Theangles. 9|: and 92. are:normally: fixed in DDSitlOIL. Tops angles 93 are provided for engaging:the upper edges of the cardsv 98, these top angles being verticallymovable into and; out of release position, as shown. for example; inFigure. 18a angle. 9.3 may be gripped by a plurality of. securingsprings. 941. Their: upward movement is limited by the members 412;.as:v they will miss. the inner edges of the top reflectors: t9:

It will be realized that whereas I. have described and? illustrated apractical. and operative. device, nevertheless many changes may be made.in the: size, shape, number and" disposition 01 parts without departingfrom: the spirit of my invention. 1. therefore wish. my description and;drawings to be taken as in. a. broad sense illustrative. ordiagrammatic, rather than as: limiting me to my precise. showing.

The. use and. operation of the. invention. are as follows:

I provide a. device which is particularly adapt"- able for use withtrash receivers and the. like employed in towns and cities, but whichhas other uses; It has the. doubleadvantage of providing a receiverwhich is neat and. sightly,. and which hasv area. for advertising orother displays which can be advantageously positioned in town and. citystreets and near establishments where. thegoods advertised are dispensedor sold- Further-- more, structures such as described and shown hereinconstitute a public asset, since the adverti'sing agency, having aprofit as well as. a responsibility, willsee to. their upkeep,cleanliness and sightliness.

In the form of Figures 1 and following, I provide a, container unit inwhich. advertising panels may move automatically, step by step, aboutthe container. That: isimportant and. advantageous because, if thecontainer is positioned on a public highway, one or more sides may beparticularly advantageous and another side or sides may be. lessadvantageous- Therefore if an; advertising agency sells space to fourdifferent advertisers; it is important that the advertisements.

ot the four advertisers pass successively through the adva'ntageous,space or spaces, so that each advertiser has equally advantageoustreatment.

I may provide clockwork or any other suitable:

means: for rotating the display unitfrom time to time.

In. my claims. I describe, my structure as: includeing a; base and anouter housing mounted. on the base. The base may, for example, includeor be substantially limited to the bottom plate 5, itssupports;. and;the motor housing 56,. 51 The outer housing. rests. by gravity on thebase and includes corner elements, framework. glass panels it, etc. Theinner housing. which surrounds: the inner container, is the displaystructure.. The inner housing is shown as movable unitarily with thehollow tube 52: and as directly supported on an inner portion of thebaseplate 5;.

I claim: 1;. In an: advertising and material receiving apparatus, abase, an outer housing on said base.

Thus each.

an inner housing rotatable on said basesaidi outer housing about a.generally vertical axis,v a removable container non-rotatabiy supported.from said outer housing: and positioned within and. concealed. by said;inner housing, a removable: cover for said outer housing: and means fornormally looking it. in closed. position, said outer housing: havingaperture'dt sides, and inwardly converging reflector elements, withineach said: aperture, adapted to form. a frame about an. inner? displayaperture; said inner hous ing having display faces adapted to. bealigned with each said inner display aperture; and: being: formed andadapted closely to approach theinner edges: of said reflectorelenzuents.v

2. In an advertising and material. receiving apparatus, a base, an outerhousing on said base, an inner housing rotatable on said basewithin saidouter housing and about a generally vertical axis, a removable containernon-rotatably supported from said outer housing and positinned withinand concealed by said inner housing, a removable cover for said outerhousing and means. for normally locking it. in closed. position, saidouter housing having apertured sides, and inwardly converging reflectorelements within each said aperture, adapted to form a frame aboutaninner display aperture, said inner" housing having display faces adaptedto: bealigned with each said inner display aperture, and being formedand adapted closely to approach the inner edges of said reflectorelements: and means for rotating said inner housing about said ver--tical axis.

3. In a rectangular cabinet structure, a base, side walls extendingupwardly from said base, said side walls each including a bottompaneland a top panel, a top frame structure. inner angular cornerelements extending upwardly from the cornersof the base and overlappingon the inside, the end edges of said bottom and toppanels of adjacentside walls, transparent panes for each side wall, and supporting andguiding means ior said panes, located to the rear of said panels, outercorner angle members: at the corners of said cabinetstructureoverlapping the end edges of adjacent side wallson the outside, twoopposite of said outer corner angle members being slid'ably removablefrom the cabinet, along a vertical path, locking lugs carried by saidremovable .corner angle members engageable with the upper and lowerpanel members respectively through notches provided therein, saidpanesbeing laterally and edgewise removable along said supporting meanswhen said angle members have been removed.

4. In a display structure, a base, a rectangular cabinet upwardlyextending from. said base. and including: a plurality of walls, eachwall having an upper panel and a lower panel separated by a wallaperture, vertical members extending in. wardly from each corner of thecabinet, each said member forming an inclined side framing element: fortwo adjacent wall apertures, hori- 3'- zontal inclined framing elementsconnecting said vertical framing, elements; the inner edges of saidframing elements. defining a display area, a: display structurerotatably mounted: within. the: cabinet and. including, displayelements; con;- forming generally to. the inner: edges: of said. iii--clined: framing elements, and means'rfor rotating said display structureand for thereby moving said display elements from display area to:display area.

5. In adisplav structure, a base, a rectangular including a plurality ofwalls, each wall having an upper panel and a lower panel separated by awall aperture, vertical members extending inwardly from each corner ofthe cabinet, each said member forming an inclined side framing elementfor two adjacent wall apertures, horizontal inclined framing elementsconnecting said vertical framing elements, the inner edges of saidframing elements defining a display area, a display structure rotatablymounted within the cabinet and including display elements conforminggenerally to and closely approaching the inner edgesof said inclinedframing elements, and means for rotating said display structure and forthereby moving said display elements from display area to display area,a receiving container supported on said base and located within saiddisplay structure and access means therefor located above said wallapertures.

6. In a display structure, a base, a rectangular cabinet upwardlyextending from said base and including a plurality of walls, each wallhaving an upper panel and a lower panel separated by a wall aperture,vertical members extending inwardly from each corner of the cabinet,each said member forming an inclined side framing element for twoadjacent wail apertures, horizontal inclined framing elements connectingsaid vertical framing elements, the inner edges of said framing elementsdefining a display area, a display structure rotatably mounted Withinthe cabinet and including display elements conforming generally to theinner edges of said inclined framing elements, and means for rotatingsaid display structure and for thereby moving said display elements fromdisplay area to display area, and angle elements extending upwardly fromthe base along each corner of the cabinet, masking the edges of saidupper and lower panels.

ment for two adjacent wall apertures, horizontal inclined framingelements connecting said vertical framing elements, the inner edges ofsaid framing elements defining a display area, a display structurerotatably mounted within the cabinet and including display elementsconforming generally to the inner edges of said inclined framingelements, and means for rotating said display structure and for therebymoving said display elements from display area to display area, andangle elements extending upwardly from the base along each corner of thecabinet, masking the edges of said upper and lower panels, some of saidangle elements being removable, and transparent panes laterallyinsertable across said wall apertures when said angle members have beenremoved.

8. Ina display structure, a base, a rectangular cabinet upwardlyextending from said base and including a plurality of walls, each wallhaving an upper panel and a lower panel separated by a wall aperture,vertical members extending inwardly from each corner of the cabinet,each said member forming an inclined side framing element for twoadjacent wall apertures, horizontal inclined framing elements connectingsaid vertical framing elements, the inner edges of said framing elementsdefining a display area, a dis-.:

play structure rotatabl mounted within the cabinet and including displayelements conforming generally to the inner edges of said inclinedframingelements, and means for rotating said display structure and forthereby moving said display elements from display area to display area,removable transparent panes enclosing said wall apertures, locatedadjacent the outer edges of said inclined framing elements.

9. In a display structure, a base, a rectangular cabinet upwardlyextending from said base and including a plurality of walls, each wallhaving an upper panel and a lower panel separated by a wall aperture,vertical members extending inwardly from each corner of the cabinet,each said member forming an inclined side framing element for twoadjacent wall apertures, horizontal inclined framing elements connectingsaid vertical framing elements, the inner edges of said framing elementsdefining a display area, a display structure rotatably mounted withinthe cabinet and including display elements conform- 10. In a displaystructure, a base, a rectangular cabinet upwardly extending from saidbase and including a plurality of walls, each wall having an upper paneland a lower panel separated by a wall aperture, vertical membersextending inwardly from each corner of the cabinet, each said memberforming an inclined side framing element for two adjacent wallapertures, horizontal inclined framing elements connecting said verticalframing elements, the inner edges of said' framing elements defining adisplay area, a display structure rotatably mounted within the cabinetand including display elements conforming generally to the inner edgesof said inclined framing elements, and means for rotating said displaystructure and for thereby moving said display elements from display areato display area, removable transparent panes enclosing said wallapertures, located adjacent the outer edges of said inclined framingelements, and lighting means between said panes and the displaystructure, adapted to direct light against said display elements, saidlighting means being positioned out of direct alignment with the eye ofthe observer.

11. In a display structure, a base, a cabinet mounted on said base, saidcabinet including up- Wardly extending corner angle members and sidewalls, each wall having an upper panel and a lower panel separated by asubstantial wall aperture, vertical members extending inwardly from eachcorner of the cabinet, each said member forming an inclined side framingelement for two adjacent wall apertures, horizontal inclined framingelements connecting said vertical framing elements and forming top andbottom fram- 1 ing elements for said wall apertures, the inner edges ofsaid framing elements defining display areas, a display structurerotatably mounted within the cabinet and including display elementsconforming generally to the inner edges of said framing elements andmeans for rotating said display structure and for thereby moving saiddisplay elements from display area to display area.

12. In a display structure, a base, a cabinet mounted on said base, saidcabinet including upwardly extending corner angle members and sidewalls,.each wall having an upper panel and a lower panel separated by asubstantial wall aperture, vertical members extending inwardly from eachcorner of the cabinet, each said member forming an inclined side framingelement for two adjacent wall apertures, horizontal inclined framingelements connecting said vertical framing elements and forming top andbottom framing elements for said wall apertures, the inner edges of saidframing elements defining display areas, a display structure rotatablymounted within the cabinet and including display elements conforminggenerally to the inner edges of said framing elements and means forrotating said display structure and for thereby moving said displayelements from display area to display area, transparent panes for eachsaid wall aperture and guiding supports therefor adapted to permitedgewise horizontal movement of the panes into and out of position andmeans for normally holding said panes locked in position includingremovable exterior outer angle members at the corners of the cabinet.

13. In an advertising and material receiving apparatus, a base, anormally fixed outer housing on said base, a removeable containerpositioned within saidouter housing and non-rotatably supported therein,said outer housing having plane, apertured sides and inwardly convergingNumber frame and reflector elements, within each aperture, adapted toform a frame about inner display apertures defined by the inner edges ofsaid frame and reflector elements, a movable display member, meansmounting said display member for rotation within said outer housing andaround said container, and means for rotating it, said display memberhaving plane display faces adapted to be aligned with the apertures inthe plane faces of said outer housing, with said display faces closelyapproaching and conforming to the inner edges of said inwardlyconverging frame and reflector elements.

REGINALD D. FRENCH.

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